I saw desperation at the Tory conference – but all traditional parties may be in this position soon
The feeling of crisis in Manchester also afflicts Labour and the Lib Dems. It leaves voters facing a dangerously unstable political order, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The GuardianBadenoch’s ‘thoughtful Conservatism’ turns out to be just the slower road to Faragism
The Tory leader’s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidates, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Guardian‘Not words that I would have used’: Stride distances himself from Jenrick’s ‘no white faces’ comments – as it happened
Shadow chancellor distances himself from words after Robert Jenrick accused of racism in comments he made about Handsworth
the GuardianI didn’t think I’d ever say this: let’s hope the Tory party can be saved
Britain badly needs a grownup party of the centre right. It won’t come from Badenoch – it may come from a new generation of one-nationers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The GuardianIt’s Badenoch’s Tory show, 2025: like Britain seeing an old flame and remembering why we blocked their number
The conference offers a flailing leader, Trumpite policies and rivals jockeying for position. It is comical, but also worrying, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
The GuardianThe Guardian view on Conservative party conference: Kemi Badenoch’s last shot at relevance
Editorial: The Tory leader’s warped analysis of why her party is unpopular has lead her into strategic misjudgments and terrible policy choices
The GuardianKeir Starmer tells Brussels press conference it was ‘right’ for him to repay £6,000 worth of gifts – UK politics live
Announcement that PM is returning gifts comes after news Labour peer Lord Alli is under investigation by Lords commissioner
the GuardianCleverly says it was a mistake for Sunak to say he would ‘stop the boats’ because that was ‘unachievable target’ – UK politics live
Former home secretary says the phrase ‘stop the boats’ was ‘an error’ and it was too complicated a problem to distil into a soundbite
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